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?waw>m.'i.iiB.-riw 1 . . . --J'.1.:.'.1.
G. F. TOWN KB.
EDITOR.
J. . 1AILXY, Proprietor And Sub-Sdltor.
ORIOIIVAt.
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ruanus wotomn KKTicartisx.
P?nl Lookabont't Hjmn for "the
Ooo&sioib"
The nmnf is eadsd, cm hirsnt U pe??.
And Sicklm h?? r**t from hi* labor* at last;
H? eui a wide awatb, till bo bad to stop
abort;
Having struck on tlia national root?namely,
Whan he grew rather dull, so he left?and
has gone.
The Congressional whetstone to sharpen
upon.
Bttt mm DonUl has told us bow sale wo
nay be.
In the leakiest boat, on the etormi-st sea.
tlu poiHical raft will ride any rough
weath?r,
Soil lease* and eolors are in it together J
tbey won't tall together?as weoau't have
o*r wit,
Why, ihera'U either be money, or th* devil
to pey.
Dan wee Uric*, too, ae wlao?made us bow
to the flag.
(I wonder th* Emglo don't toar np th* rag.)
K? youth in a fit of heroics ?>uKl dare
To throw tumbler* about, or pull any one's
hair.
The peper* wer< silent.?When the oat le
about
There'* no little mousey will dare to peep
ent;
Tet I own, I have thought U exeeealvsly
queer,
? Not one should have boldnmt to hint of
hia frmr !
Oppressed, and down-troddea, poor devils
are we,
Thouoh nnaa wn warn tnrkv aa tnalrp fl.n.
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by, (sen be,)
For ? many hard Po*U there ere >11 through
theland,
And, so tied down are we, by Ibe one in
tommand,
Time none of ue, whether we like it, or no,
Mere than the length of our teihrr can go.
When a woman ia bound to a mean, sordid
man,
She but one role ean net?do the best that
site can.
*T?s with dignified sorrow to bear well Acr
jutrl;
In all other*, she wine but contempt for
v her art.
No w, we arc fast wedded, and can't get I
divorce,
.Tlie South from the North cau't be parted
by forte.
Then ours b? the pride, even foee must admire;
Rotarn acorn for Pity, and coldness for Ire,
l<lke the Roman when vanquished. To tho
powers that be.
Wrap onr mantle* about ue?and yield
I ? silently.
Thus, ws're eollod on to keep up our nArilt
the most.
When onr righte. and our hopes, have both
yhMtrf the ejhoet.
For they who have bound os, if to strug
fling wr (all.
Will tighten, to keep us from ttruggliug
mi mtL
la pure eeom of improvidence tcimoer**, they
WlH from us silly fools take the acres away.
They Send out their preachers to bid us
repent;
That we've tinned, has been sliown by the
Jkemtlful tmtnL
Foot Job, in his sorrow, onco sorely was
trl-d.
And with ?arcistn, thus to sueli prosera
' replied:
" Surely, ye are th* pooplt. and doubtless
tie Ira*.
Tbetw/sJiws htrtlf will quite parish with
year
Oh, snvek in Thy whirlwinds, O! where U
the soles,
WbUk made F.liphes tremble, end bade
Job rfjolr* I
Will moke Theo an altar, Oh, hear but our
prayer?
Aeeept us, and Ulf shall be offisraJ up there.
P. L.
von ran notmivBx Brraarmisn.
Ufc on Shipboard, and Arrival in
England.
Tonsnxr, July 9th.?We have not ha<l a
perfectly clear day since bsTlng the Unitod
1 BUM. All (he more agreeable, ae sunshine,
whan refloated from the sea's sarfaeo, Is oxtreassty
scorching.
The Parssr to-day was kind enough to ex.
ahenge British sovereigns for my American
? eagles, four of the Lion and Unicorn far one
rapablican twenty- dollar-bird, which operation
will pat three per cent, in his pocket and sars
nee soma inconvenience, perhaps. I suspect
the animals will soon " take wing" and fly
own? from me erain. bat m'imoarl
m VmI ?uk(rtn| ruit, the hidden tnunn freta,
|oM th*t'? pat to uw, mora gold begeto."
9j InltotlM ?f a nfisttr, ilUr brnkftil,
I inonM Into tba bowel* of thl* hugerami,
whteb, eould tbo royal P**lmi?t aee, ho would
enrely think that a aUemehlp, like moo, wu
" fbarfully and wonderfully wi*." Tboro to,
to a parent wMtaiUnwd to ouch pouderoae
machinery, eomethlog grand wd Urriflo in it.
x bMi Mtw before mm on engine bar lug oooUlotlag
ejllndert. It work* like a thing of
lUb. |fy ooDdaetor, with e light In one hand,
ud clutching me otoutly by the other, to
keep mo from pitching into the machinery
< when the ahtp rolled, led roe away eut to the
> eed wbeew the enoneoue Iron abaft goee through
phe etern, awd turne the propoller. The abaft,
Whtoh to tt laeboe In diameter, Ala tbo hole ??
eaoeily that not n drop of water leak a
fbreqgh. The propoller (which, being eubmergil,
teould not too) la flfteca fbet la dl?
Ttylw. Return iug to tba eeater, I peeped 1
Into tba tmrnonea eeel.hiut nud Uatly into
Utn boHer-rooma among the 0token. If you
vtok to dream of the infernal region*, yon
any born got an Idea to put under your pi!.
?- lew. The deneooa ate barmleee ereatoree, r
however, especially If you take the bint when
tbey inquire (be price of porter per pint, and
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you understand, In tiro words of the old gardeOor's
song, that
H Of FarantMh,
A pint, by gosh 1
la two quarts Scottish msuure."
go you may bore further alliteration in a plurality
of poU oi porter paid from your own
pocket.
Kow the ruuaway rebel Jonah, was not
mora grateful when ejoeted from tho whale's
belly upon dry land, tjian I to emerge from
the hot stomach of this iron monster, and fool
once more the cool air of hear so.
The Canard-ships were all built on the river
Clyde, and are said to be unsurpassed for
strength and speed. There are on board the
China about 140 passengers, besides one raoeoon
and six beautiful swans, which go to
Hngtand as a present for the Prlnoe of Wales ;
also, a tub of larger frogs than ever bopped
In Pharaoh's front parlor; and last and least,
a score or mere of useloss, ugly-looking, spike
tailed shell-flsh, called by the boys dt Newport.
Iforse-shoes, I suppose from their shape. The
eroabort and spike-tail* are a present for
the Prlnoe of sharks, (mlims Louis Napoleon,)and
are destined to ornament His Majesty's
aquarium, at tho Paris Exhibition. The
raccoon is as popular among tho children on
tbs ship as his friend, Davy Crockett, was
among the bqntcrs of Kentucky. He orackt
all the nuts they choc so to give him.
WanxaabAT, July 10th.?The weather Is
all that oould be desired. The sua oomes ou|
just enough for a possible observation about
noon every day. This morning, a brace of
whales were seen at some distance on the
starboard quarter. Of oouree, all eyes and
lorgmHU were directed, In admiring curiosity
to these " Leviathans of tho vasty deep."?They
remained a long time la sight, spouting
and sporting In apparent delight, and kept up
with the ship for sovoral miles, occasionally
darting ahoad,
u u ui pis/mi mooaery, u would Htm,
To abow what whnloa ?u do, m woll ma ataam.
One old aem captain among the pa*aengera
wlahed for flre or alx banda In a good boat
and a harpoon. He'd " abow the blabbering
Ixjurti another aort of play." lie waa no
doubt calculating tho number of barrela of
oil ho could get from eaeb.
" Ship ahoy I " Largo steamer north, about
ten miles, loo Car off to aee ber eigaala. We
hare aigbtod rory Paw craft of any kind iu all
our ran.
Tbey toll aa (Oh, Joy !) that wo ahall probably
aee land before night, and roacli Quconxtown,
Ireland, to-morrww. All ia animation
at tbe ebeerful promiae; for aoa lifo beoomca
monotonous in a few day** eren on board
thee* exeoltent reasola, and if anything oonld
reconcile me to "a life on the ocoau ware," l(
would be the pririloge of liring in auch a ahip
as this; but aa David truly a ay a, * inon who
go down to tbe aea in abipa, aoe great wondara;
tboy ctaggor to and fro, like drunken
men, and are at tholr wita end."
"Some lore to ronm o'er the dark eea foam,
Where the abrill winda whittle free.
But a chosen band, in a mountain land,
And a life In tbe wooda for me."
There was aomo sport at dinner, to-day.?
Mr. M K??, a Boston man, who ta leaaee
of a popular place of amnaement In that delectable
eity, volunteered a rpeech, and took
occasion to prmlaa atL uautrum, the officers and
employees of the China, eulogising their hravtry,
kardikood, ie.t qualities which bare no1
been severely tried, surely, during the present
voyage. Captain llockley, who usually sits
at the head of one taMo, would have blushed
if possible, but his rubicund face is itself the
concentration of a thousand blushes, so he
just left in apparent disgust. My gentlonsan's
speech was net interrupted by this silent rebuke,
but he continued. In a most ridiculous
strain, laudatory of servants, chambermaids,
boots and all; when, to "cap the climax" of
general disgust, be began to praise the ladiet
at the tables. One remark which he made I
must write down, as a specimen of his elegant
diction. " Tis true," he said, addressing the
opposite table, M that you can boast of a larger
number of ladles at your table over th?r%\
but the few we have at oar table are bmlly."?
This, of course, brought down the house. Ho
was maah laughed about, aed I was told that
angry words were exchanged after dinner.
e'cloek, P. M.?Some racks la sight, which
the sailors call " tka cow and ealvea." Wa
are told that wo shall be in Cork Curt to-morrow
morning, which will give us an opportunity
to send letters homeward. I have made
the acquaintance of several pleasant gentlemen,
whom T shall wish to meet again.
TivMPtr, July 11 lb.?Arrived at Queens
lotrs. Tb? n.ail-boet not eomtag oat ImmedL
itoly. a signal-gun ni flrsd, to wake the
deepen; they kept aa wetting aomo time.?
The detention wool?l be more tolerable if one
ooeld go on ahore, but that ia not permitted,
oxcept to regular Qaeenetowo passengers.
Fntnar, July 10th.?Went to my eoey Utile
state-room teat night, about eleven, with the
confident expectation of a laat nap on board
the B. A N. A. R. M. 8. 8. China.
WU1 ha in Liverpool to-day, (D. V.)
About 13, n nasty log enveloped us, making
it, neoeaaary to raJneo the apeed of the ship.
When the fog llfta a bit, we oatch brief glimpses
of the Irish ooaat, on onr left. Meet several
vessels, vary noar?will bo in luck if tboy
are not nut over, as sometimes it la Impossible
to sea any object the ship'a length ahead ?
Had to go vary slow all day \ but now, the fog
elears off, and wa sight Holy Head light-bouse
about 6 o'clock, P. M. At the distance ot a
mile or twe, the light-honee appeared to he on
the Island of Angleeea, hut when abreast of It,
proves to be on an Isolated rook, a mile or
mora from the larger island. Taming e right
angle to the Eastward, round Beaumaris, we
soon eater the Mersey. Aa we sail up, the
tide against us, the sight is very pretty of
Birkenhead, on our right hand, and Liverpool
on the left, with tketr myriads of lights, looking
like sosbantsd land. Whiss?goes a signa|
rocket from tbo China, which la instantly aa.
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swered by ono fmiu the shore. Soon after, tho
anchors are dropped aad the ponderous chain
oable rattles through the bawso-hoWs and
down into the mad at the bottom of the Mersey.
The tender Is a long time la eomisg to
us, and many hare made up tbelr minds to
remain on board till morn ng, If allowed to do
so. Xhe prolonged twilight Is remarkable.?
At ten o'clock, P. M., twas no darkor than in
Ureeuville at eight, at this season. The boat
Is coming out at last; so, no moru journal till
I get on to tho land again.
Baturdav, July 13th.?Liverpool.?We
were compelled to leafO the ship last night
without regard to the lateness of the hour,
and It was twelve o'clock when we stopped on
the Prinoe's landing stairs. (Just nine days
and thirteen hours from Boston to Livsrpool.)
We thought U rather uncivil in Captain Hockley
| but be excuses himself by saying that a
majority of tho employees of the ship have
families in this eity, and, of course, they with
to be at home as soon as possible. The custom-house
officers gave ns the least possible tren
ble; tobacco and book* were the articles most
sought for. One has only jnst to go through
a form of declaration, aad unlock his trunk,
then?the price of a bottle of porter makes
everything satisfactory. Upon landing, I
drove, with a small party of ladles and gentleman,
to the " Boo Hotel," where they weru to
stop. Leaving them, I went on to tho " Washington,"
hat, (lading no accommodation, returned
to the " Bee," which was also swarming
with coir pany. Some ladiee were obliged to lie
on eofas. Two or three gentlemen and myself
were conducted by the host of the Dee to the
sky-perior of a neighboring bouse; and, being
too tired to return, gramblod ourselves to
sleep.
" Bleep, that knits np tho ravelled sleeve of
care;
The death of oaoh day's Life, sore Labor's
bath ;
Dalm of*hnrt minds ; great Nature's second
Chief uouricher in Life'a feast I"
MORR AXON.
roR tub eoUriiasx kntbrfrisb.
To all who have taken the Amnesty
Oath
Li-ok C?eek. 8. C., Sept. 27.1867.
Oentleinen?As a citizen of Greenville
District, ami the State of South Carolina,
and in prospect of the expected election
which is to determine the question whether
we shall live under a government controlled
by wisdom, education and experience,
or one eontrolled by ignoranee, vise end
superstition, and proferiing a good govern
luent to a bad one, I am induced to addrcsa
yon this article, catling forth, in one point
of view, reasons why I csn't support the
changes proposed in the organic law of i
our State. Those reasons I submit to
the calm, considerate reflection of every
man in this District, who has taken the
Amnesty Oath. If they ere sound, there is
but one Question for oa?l? nf >? t? US.
ult; that ia?" What i* in conformity with
the obligation* of my oath f" And in order
(h?t we may the better understand ite obligations,
{ herewith robmit a copy of the
one which I have taken, and in eompliancc
with which I pen theee linea:
" lleadqnarter'H United States Force*, k
No. 1488. l'mvost Marshall's Office, >
Greenville, 8. 0., Aug. 3d, 1805. )
1, A. C. Stepp, do solemnly swear, in
presence of Almighty God, that I will
henceforth faithfully support and defend
the Constitution of the United States, and
the Union of the Slates thereunder, and
that I will in like manner abide by, and
faltlafuly support, all laws and proclamations
which have been made during the existing
rebellion with reference to the emancipation
of slaves. So help me Cod."
I have here taken a solemn oath, in the
name of Almighty God, and appealed to
lilm for Ilia b?-|p, that I would, from lla
date, 14 henceforth faithfully anpporl and d*?
fend the OonMilntion of the United S'atea,
and the Union of the State* thereunder."?
This oath obligates me to faithfully support
tba Constitution as it was tha 8d day of
August, 18*5 It also, binds me to faith
fully support and dafead, tha Union of the
State* under Ahia Constitution, and this the
enly Const it ut loo that I aspect to faithfully
support and defend, i did not then swear
that I would aeoept amendments to this instrument
making especial provision for ne
l-u in ?g-p nur uo > now reel toil 11 ta
any part of my duly to do to. I am sworn
to defend the Union of the States nnder t
Constitution that has made no provision for
negro yiffVage. litis is all Ihst I ask.?
Olrs us a Union under the Constitution
that our forefathers fought and Med, under
Washington, to seenre, and the Constitution
that lhair eons bled, under JaeksoVi, Boo It
and Taylor, to defend. Nov. I can't speak
tor othera, t?ut it seems as alaar as the light
of noon-day to me, that if I were to vote
for negro suffrage, or tha measures of tba
Congressional Military Bill, I should vio
late my solemn oatli liefore Cod. Because,
from tha rery fsea of this Bill itself, It is
evidently the intention of Congress not to
re*tore the Union under the Cooetltution,
but under an aspaeial artlela that la not yet
and never may he, any part of the Constitution
of tha Unitad States. In Section & of
tha Aet passed Marsh 3d, 1867, It reads,
" and when the raid State by a vote of its
Legislature, elecwd under srid Constitution,"
(that is, sleeted under the new State
Constitution ) " shall have adopted the
amendment to the Constitution of the United
Statm, proposed by the Thirty-ninth Congress,
and known as Article fourteen, an I
when eaid ar title eMail ha* become a part nf
the Constitution of the United Matte, u i
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CAROLINA. OCTOBER 9.
Slate shall be declared entitled to representation
in Congress." Ac. What ia the
?sprclal provision of Congress here? Ia it
not that certain States, declared out of the
Union, roust make an amendment proposed
by the Thirty-ninth Congress a part of the
Constitution, while these Slates themselves
are still out of tho Union, before the) can
be even declared entitled to representation
in Congress? I know that the common belief
Is, wo've only to eomply with the terms
of Congress, and we will be at onee admitted
into the Union again ; but sueli opinion ie
delusive. Suppose that the ten excluded
States oomply with all the terme laid down
in tbsaa Congressional Acta, and a sufficiency
of the other Slalea do not ratify thla Amend
raent to amount to two-thirds of all the
Stales, what then ? Why, the propoesd
"Amendment" has not " become a part of
the Constitution," and consequently, the
tea Statee still stand shivering in the cold,
and cannot even " be declared entitled to
representation in Congress.1* For instance,
8outh Carolina, upon her part, may eomply
with all the requirements of these Acts, and
yet from the vary Aeta themselves, never
be admitted Into the Union again, for the
simple reason that a number of States al
ready in the Union may deem it unwise to
make this Amendment a part of the Constitution
of the United States. Can any
man, then, who votes for sueh measures as
these, say that ha ia faithfully supporting
the Constitution, and the Union of the
States the- sunder ? But, again: To be
faithful to tha Constitution, I must oppose
everything that Is of doubtful constitutionality;
for faithfulness must cease, where
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uvuu> unumft ii uin provisions 01 m# Military
Dill arc not clearly constitutional,
every man who haa taken the aliove oath
to faithfully atipport, and defend the Union
of the Statee under tho Constitution, that
volea them, peijures himself, whether he
deairee it or not. What are the faetein the
case. Why, the Executive officer of the nation
has declared the whole tiling unconstitutional,
and the Supreme Court line left
the question in douht ; we are, therefore,
as sworn constitutionalists, b<>uu<l to oppose
tlio provisions of this Bill. We can't faithfully
support the Constitution, and the
Union of the States thereunder, unless we
adhere strictly, honestly and sincerely, to
this Instrument, without the l?-*st ahadow
of defect, fraud, triek or ambiguity. We
hear it eaid, however, " we have no rights."
I answer, wo do havo righU; every man
who haa taken the Amnesty Oath has
rights under the Constitution. The law of
nations, and of justioi, too, make* it the
doty of every sovereign to carry out in
good faith, ell the prorata**, that lie may
have made to hia subjects, while tbey were
in a state of rebellion against his authority.
Now, the sovereign powers of the United
Slates?that is, both Houses of Congress by
a joint resolution and the Prraident by
Proclamation?promise.! peace to the State*
in rebellion, and their places in Congress,
with their internal rights unimpaired, upon
condition they would lay down their arms
and return to the Union under I lie Consti.
tution. And it is foliv and madness for-us to
seek shell, r in Union League-*, on any thing
else short of the protecting of the Con*
slitutional safeguards to citizenship. The
Couatitution',embrac?? two items in reference
to every individual citizen; it imposes certain
obligations, and, In return, guarantees protection
to the enjoyme-it of certain rights
and privileges We inu*t faithfully perform
the conditions of these obligations, and then
as faithfully claim the enjoyment ol the
rights and liberties whieh It guarantees. It
makes no provision for demanding a performance
of the dutie*, without granting
its liberties It is a fact, beyond doubt,
howevar, that as soon as we dspart from
the Constitution, we lose all right to claim
its protective blessings. Every man, therefore,
who has taken the oath to the Constitution,
should bs ons of the most loyal men
in the Government, not loyal to Union
Leagues end negro eqnelity, but what I*
letter, loyal to the fundamental law ot the
nation. Is a solemn oath in the name of
Qod nothing f ts it like straws, to be thrown
to the winds? If not, we ere bonnd to
eltng to the Constitution and the Union
thereunder, life end property to the contrary
notwithstanding. I haven't lost
hope In tha power of tlio Constitution to
?*? the nation. Already ie lie might bo.
ginning to be felt with telling effect in the
great North-Wot, and aloug the golden
horea of the Pacific. Radicalism baa been
defeated in the State of California, and ie
at the preaent trembling, liko an autumn
leaf beneath the wind, ia the great Stale of
Ohio. I hear, deep in tho heart of the nation,
a Oonetitntienal murmuring, eimitar to
the muttering# of a volnanio mountain |>rerloua
to an oruption, and although the liree
mtjr for a time be aappreaaed, the blase will
yet belch a flood of lava that shall bury
Radicalism and Loyal Leagues deeper be*
ueath its rolling wave# than the anoient
eitiea of Pompeii and tiaroalaneum at the
haae of Mount Vesuvius. The Conatitutlon
moat form tha great magnet around whieh
the American people, as ao many Iron
filings, shall leap one after another, till they
oonetilute one grand adhesive maee, that
hall ?tand like tho everlasting rook* of
Gibraltar, a permanent barrier against {all
tha floods of despotism whieh may lash
vh?dr wares around its base.
To tuy personal itieuds, 1 woull say
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1867.
have nothing to do with Loyal League*,
aod every man who ia allowed to vote take
the advice of Gov. Perry, and other true
Statesmen, of the South, and rota " against
Convention." Go not suffer yourselves
scared into that by the threats of confbeatton
from Loyal Leagnere, that yon may
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uav? uccas'uo vo regret the remainder of |
your lives. Remember, that fear is a strong I
principle of notion, but it is not, nt nil
times, n safe one. It may require great
oonrago to faee the storms that await us,
but if us are true to ourselves, true to our
ehildren, nnd faithful to our sworn duty, I
believe that God will save our country.?
Do not let ua g ve up all for loat Though
the treo of our liberty seems at present to
bs mouldering iu the dust, its roots are still
living, and have fast hold lu ths soil of our
hearts, whloh shall, one day, shoot forth a
nsw stock, that will spread its branches
throughout the length and breadth of this
continent, beneath whose inviting shades,
our sons and daughters may yst congregate
and shout the songs of freedom. Let us
faithfully support and defend tho Conatitu
liou t Let ua faithfully support and defend
the Union ol the Stales thereunder I and
Freedom will again unvail her smiling faoc
over the land vi the South and the hones
of the brave.
Yours, most respectfully,
A. O. STEIT.
Taa London Time* if the 17th ult. says j
" Tbe unhappy events In Jantaoa in Ootober,
l&fii, have, at least, had this good effect?that
tho horns government, as well as tho people of
tbe Island, have felt bound to do soine'hing to
roscuo tho eolony from tho social and commercial
ruin into which it was falling. Without
coloring again into the controversy which
those events originated, It may be said that
they brought more olearly before tho world tbe
deterioration of tho island socioty, tho decay
of agriculture and trade, the unfriendly relations
of whites and blaoks, tho loglslative
mismanagement, the financial rocklossness,
ami the general impoverishment or all classes.
We may l>o reconciled to what
seems n constitutional retrogression by considering
tlio social state of tills, the Queen of tho
British West Indies. A noblo island of more
than 0000 gtpiaro miles, possessing tbo most
fertile land, One barbers, and a billy region of
almost temperate climate amid tbo bents of
tbe tropica, has been reduced by tho faults or
tho misfortunes of tho inhabitants until its
namo has bccomo a byword (or failure ami decay.
Tbo ostatcs from whkh in olden times
came Incomes which placed their possessors
almost on a level with tho British peerage, arc
now nearly worthless, and havo in many eases
been ahandonod. The soil Is covered with
woods and brushwood ; or tho negroes have
taken possession of it, built their Lnts and
planted their provision grounds. The whito
population bus etcAdily diminished, and now
consists, it is said, of not more than 13,000
souls, and of thoso comparatively fow arc persons
of wealth and station, or largo owners of
the soil. Those who can absent themselves
spend their much diminished Incomes In Eng- 1
bind, loaving their estates to attorneys and
managers, who have none of the social influence
which belongs to the owners of the soil.
In the meantime tbe negro raco bus increased
until it is said to number more than 400,000,
and from the small proportion of white pcoplo
it has had Icsa advantages than in other regions.
Tho negro is' an imitator, and if ho suet
before him a fair model in a prosperous and
well-conduetod white population he will work
up to it, but if left to himself, his progress will
be slow indeed. Kvery one agreed two years i
that tbe state of the colony had become intolerable.
Tbo Govoruor has found it neeossarr I
to impose an extra bouse tax, and it la to (bis
they especially object. The fact is, the island
is on the verge of bankruptcy, and aau only bo J
saved by lessening tho current expenses, and
raising for a time the amount of rovenue drawn
from the people. To spoild less and to pay
| moro taxos are the principles on wliieh the
budget of the island must be framed. It is a
sad necessity, for tho people who must pay are
! fewer and poorer than they evor were.
RlcauovD, Octobor 4.
General Schoflold has issued an order prescribing
tbe mode for election. The eivll police
are to keep order. Polls are to be held
responsible for disorder. Registering officers
during election shall have tbe powers of the
military commission. A registered voter arrested
for any offvuoe election day, must be allowed
to vote before taken to jail. In diss
tricts of 600 voters, soperate places will be
provided for whites and blaoks to vote. No
candidate for the oonvention shall ufficiato as
registering officer in the election. All liquor
shops in the vioinity ef the polls to bo closed
A sroar la told about (he late W. Hope, the
banker, of Amsterdam, that he bad bought a
picture m a Rembrandt and given 2,000 guinea*
for it. Finding that it did not quite tit
tho fratno, ho eent for a oarpontor to oa.no it a
HUla.. Whilat watching tho operation, ho re.
marked how wonderfully the picture waa pu *
tcrved, eonniiiariag that it wai noarly two
hundred your* old. " That i? iinpomiihlo,"
aid tha carpenter. " Tbi* wood in mahogany,
and mahogany had not hecn introduced into
Ku ropa at that time." Mr. ljopo hurut tho
picture.
On Thtfraday night the inhahpwila of Niagara
County, New York, ware vieited by
a auriou* phenomenon, in the nhnpo of
a heavy rain etorm from a perfectly cloai
ky.
UP I<yman Trumbull, United State*
Senator from illlnuW, ha* written a letter,
in which he ?rgu<*e ig*ln?t the uewei of
Cnngreea to rvgnlatr auffrage in the Statee.
ll? aaye it I* unuoinilUuUouu!, nnd oamioi
be done.
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NO. 20.
8BKICB or TBS PsKStOSXT at Aitibai?
The following ipwck *u delivered by PrasW
dent Johnson si Ibo MbMk? of ths notion si
cemetery si Antietsmr
Mr VcLAOW'.CousTBrBEf i Is appearing
boforo yon, ft U sol for ths parpoet of ask*
fng sny lengthy remarks, bst simply to express
my spprobstlon of tho ? isotonics which
hare taken plsso to-day. My appearance on
this occasion will be the speech thst X wHI
msks. My reflections sad my meditations
will bo tn silent oowmusloo with tho deedwhoso
deeds we ore here to commomorsta. I
shsll not sttempt to giro nttersnco to tho
feelings snd emotions inspired by the addresses
snd prsyers wbksh hots boon mode, sad
hymns which hsro boon song. I shsll msko
sttempt st no such thing. I sn merely hers
to give my eounteassoe snd old to ths ceremonies
on this occasion, bst I most bo permitted
to express my hop? thst we rasy follow tho
exsmplo which hss been so eloquently nUwdod
to this sflcrnoos, sad whisk hss bees so elear\y
set by the Htustrtona deed. Whan wo look
on yon bet tie-field, I think of tho brsre moo
on both sides who fell la Ibo fierce struggle of
bottle, who sleep silent in their grsres. Yes,
who sleep is sUsses ssd peace after tbo earnest
conflict has ceased. Wonld to God wo
of the liring eoald imitate their example, so
tboy lay sleeping in peace in their tombs, ami
lire together is friendship snd peace. [Applause.]
Yon, my fellow-citiaons, bars my
earned wishes, as you hsro had my efforts in
time gone by, in the earliest snd aaoct trying
perils, to prcserre the Union of these States,
to restore harmony to our distracted snd dislded
country, snd you shsll bare my last efforta
in vindication of the fisg of the Republic sod
of the Constitution of your fathers. [Applsuso.]
pKorissot JaUHs h Caslislc ??We lotrn
that Professor Carlisle has during lb? past
week delivered several addresses, character
ixed by his nsnal eloquence and ability, U?
Ibe teachers and pupils of the Greenwood
Sunday-schools. Oo Saturday evening, the
7ih inst., he addressed the Sunday eohool
teaciicrs of the Methodist Churoh at Greenwood,
on the best method of inparting religions
instruction, and the requisites oC
success in this vocation. On the M >nday
evening following he delivored an address
to the children pf the Sunday-sohools in tb*
village, upon their duties as pnpil^ and
upon the afternoon following to the youni;
of both sexes, upon the dangers whioh lie
in the path of youth, and impede their religious
progress.
Professor Carlisle is truly a great and
good man, who eonsocratea hia high gifts to
the intellectual and moral advancement of
his apeoie*. His highest ambition seems to
be, to make himself useful. His life has
been devoted to the instruction of youth,
and for this work he is peculiarly adapted,
lie has thnt rare faculty of genius o! simplifying
truth; and clothing the moat recondite
truths in the gsrb of simple aud attractive
illustration. We wish him a lung
career of usefulness
\AbbevilU Press, 10th intt.
Chattanooga, September SO.
The Grutchlield House was totally destroyed
"by fire at 6 o'clook this evening.?
The fire was caused by the breaking of a
number of kerosene lamps in the oil-room,
which a waiter was handling. The flames
caught the oil in the barrels, flashed up,
aud spread all over the house In ten minutes
Little property was saved, except iu
the lower stories. The tire originated in a
woolen addition, and ascended, catching
the upper story of the brink part. There
was no waier nesr, and no engine in the
town. The water applied was brought
I through * hundred yards of hose from the
fire engine of the machine shops of the
Nashville and Chattanooga ltailroad, but
loo late to check the fire. Other homes
I near were damaged, though not seriously,
j Loss $150,000?insured for $45,000. The
walls arc nearly ail down.
Tun PaogrBCT im Ptnnptlvania.?The
Philadelphia Age, speaking of the proepeel
in Pennsylvania, and tha probability of
carrying the Stato against the dominant
party, aays:
" Worn every portion of Penneylvania, we
have glad tidings of a Dnnoeratio revival.
There is not a break in the column in any
portion of the State. Everywhere the
greatest enthusiasm prevails. Thousands
who never before acted with the Detuoe
aoy intend to vote for Geo. Sharawood, the
able lawyer, the accomplished scholar, the
upright judge, and the taneat man. In the
great battle which is soon to be fought In
?nr State. Pennsylvania will out-atrip Cow
ncctiuut, Maine, California or Montana."
mFhOM
Tknnmucc?TBI'udm bktwikn ids
Militia and Uitizkns ?At Jackson, Madison
eounty, on Friday morning, a prominent
citizen named Hurd, Was shot dead by the
militia after the former had given up liia
arms Ths murder ia said to nave boen a
most cold-blooded and atrocious one. The
citizen* have collected together and commenced
to arm for the purpose of driving
the militia from the phiec. United Stale*
troops ars being pusbad forward to th*
hcoiix of disturbance, and a general riot is
ex pre ted. The militia hod Men committing
depredations on cltlxens In various
localities.?Columbia Chronicle.
Mas IfuMvoRP, the widow of the man
who was hung by Uenoral Butler, in New
Orleans, is now living in Abingdon, Vs., in
great d- citation. The Virginian calls for
aid for her and three fatherless children.
Tun sheriff of Spartanburg District has
levied upon a locomotive and tender of the
Spartanburg and Uuion Kail road to satisfy
an exeoetion for Mate taxes Here's a
ultanee to start a rail road on a small soals,
Tnr Spartan, with great pain and sympathy
, announces the death of Miss Mattie
Oliphsnt, daughter of Mr. N. C. Ollphent
J of that town. 'J he unfortunate young lady
was thrown violently from a buggy on
Saturday last, and received injuries the.
ca isod her des U.